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Does your team feel out of whack? Tiff and Pam pull back the curtain on maintaining practice camaraderie by sharing where to find those daily wins. They discuss not only setting goals, but the most effective way to do so; how to best utilize morning huddles; why ongoing communication is critical; and more. Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Transcript: Tiffanie (00:01) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. We are so excited to be here with you today. We love taking over the podcast, giving Kiera a little break, and as consultants coming on. So you have both myself, Tiffanie and Pam here with you today. Pam, how are you doing this morning?   DAT Pamela (00:20) I am doing fantastic. How are you doing,   Tiffanie (00:22) Good.   DAT Pamela (00:22) Tiffanie?   Tiffanie (00:23) I'm doing good as well. At the time of recording this podcast, it is morning time for us, about 10 a.m. And it's just after a long weekend. It's nice and hot outside. It's 2026, so I don't even know what year you're listening to this in. but we are just excited to be here. We love starting our weeks out with you guys, with podcasting, with delivering awesome information, awesome content. And Pam, I think today's   Topic is something that is really beneficial for everyone. And listeners, we want to make sure that we're always delivering the best quality, that we're delivering the best ideas, and that we're taking the things that we've learned not only in our own extracurricular activities and our own time in dental practices and education, etc., but also what we're seeing in practices that has been   Tried and true, that's been tested, and that's worked for practices. And something that comes to light for us often is camaraderie, culture, making sure that a team is really, really working together as a team and not just kind of like department by department or me here for myself, that kind of thought process. So today Pam and I are gonna be reviewing some pieces that we feel like we've   really nailed in within consulting and within, you practices of our own that really helped to establish that. And Pam, before we get started too much, what are you seeing in your consulting that you feel like kind of comes in alignment with this? What what are what are doctors saying? Why does this idea of really bringing together that camaraderie and that culture piece, why does this seem to be relevant for us today?   DAT Pamela (02:12) Yeah, I mean that culture piece is huge, right? It's it's everything in a ball and how do we describe that? It's really difficult to describe, but you know it when you experience good culture or a poor culture in especially in a dental office. And I think that alignment, everyone knowing what they're working for is and working towards is super, super important.   Tiffanie (02:37) Yeah. What do you feel like when you see an office that's not in alignment that maybe isn't having those shared goals or shared wins, things like that? What kind of things are you seeing happen because of that? Like what are the negative impacts of team members not being ali in alignment?   DAT Pamela (02:54) Yeah, that's a a really good question, right? It's I think what I think everyone in the practice needs to know what that vision is, right? And when it is when the vision does not turn into daily habits, then that's where alignment or misalignment happens, really, right? destroying momentum is what I see. Destroying that alignment is constantly changing, right? If you're the leader and you're   constantly moving the goal, you're constantly saying, well, t we're gonna do this today and then tomorrow we're gonna do this. And you're just bouncing around. That's really difficult. So it doesn't matter what you decide it is, just stick to it and talk about it every day. So the pro that's a big issue that I see. Like a lot of doctors and office managers just feel like they, okay, here's what we're here's our daily things that we're working on to get to the vision that we've created.   But they don't talk about it every day. And it it   Tiffanie (03:55) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (03:55) it's it's just something that you have to do, whether that is a one, two, three, here's our focus, three focuses for the month, one focus for the month. It doesn't matter, but you have to that's that's a big issue in a lot of practices. inconsistency, right? Then that would kind of be in the same vein as that. When you know your doctor says, okay, I'm gonna be at Huddle every morning.   And then it happens for three days and then not for two, and then it happens for three more. So that it's it just says it's not important, right?   Tiffanie (04:29) Mm-hmm.   DAT Pamela (04:30) another another thing I see is I I again it kind of goes back to too many initiatives create confusion. So simple f simplifying it and giving one or two things that we're doing, accomplishing this day, week, month, whatever that is.   Tiffanie (04:51) Yeah, no those.   DAT Pamela (04:52) Yeah, I   I yeah, and I you know, I don't think teams really fail from a lack of information.   Tiffanie (04:59) Mm-hmm.   DAT Pamela (05:00) perhaps they feel f they fail when there's a lack of focus.   Tiffanie (05:05) Mm-hmm. Yeah. And today we're talking about daily wins. Like how what how do daily wins help the progress of the practice? And how do daily wins help keep us in alignment? And some of the pieces that I think I see that come up that show us that this isn't happening, that shows us we're out of alignment and shows us that maybe some of those pieces that you were speaking to, Pam, are happening as when a doctor comes and they're not profitable.   they're they're not able to find the profit or they're not able to fill the schedule or they feel like their schedule is full, but it's hectic, they're not reaching goals, or maybe they don't have goals, or some of the biggest pieces, or I have a lot of clients that will come and say, gosh, we need more new patients, but then we look at the schedule and I'm like, Well, where are you gonna put new more new patients? So it might not be an acquisition issue, it might be a scheduling issue, but though those pieces really kind of point us in the direction.   of a misalignment and that misalignment is typically going to like to your point, Pam, be really related to the goal setting and the clarity around the goals. Like you said, they they don't always need more direction, like more words, but they sometimes lack that clarity that creates that confusion. And really, maybe not confusion so much as to like our monthly goal is 150. Like we need to hit 150,000.   But maybe confusion on what is a priority. So when we don't have that clarity, when we're not all rowing in the same direction, we're not talking about it frequently, we start to make decisions that are based on what's easiest, what's gonna clear up the busywork in front of me right now that may not be moving the needle forward when there's maybe an option for something that could move the needle forward. And I just put that on the back burner. And what I mean by that is maybe   Maybe I'm cleaning up a protocol because it's a little messy and a little confusing, but there's a patient who's just called to schedule treatment and I said, you know what, I'll call them back. I need to finish this first. But my priorities are a little out of sync there and out of alignment with what the actual goals are. And I think, Pam, when clients come in and they say the schedule's, you know, a schedule's one of the top things that clients come in and and talk to us about or that we get   random emails from our listeners at Hello@TheDentalATeam.com. You guys send emails all the time, please continue. We love those. But we get those emails that are like, gosh, my schedule's full. I'm not hitting goal. My schedule's full. It's chaotic and it's crazy. My team doesn't know how to deal with the chaos, right? I don't, my team doesn't know how to mitigate the chaos. and a lot of those pieces, to your point, Pam, can be discussed daily multiple times. So   When you're helping a team find that alignment, Pam, where's one of the first spaces that you help guide them to speak of those daily wins?   DAT Pamela (08:05) Yeah, I I mean it's it's really like when you're setting your goals, setting those KPIs and and setting your goals, it's it's not only saying we are gonna do 150,000, this is our monthly goal, but it's how do I get there? Me as one person in the practice, right? So you know, that that momentum telling each individual, like, okay, your job is this today. So   For example, if you were to set your vision as being like, okay, we want healthy patients, a happy team, and exceptional dentistry, right? That's not giving me a lot to go forward. So it's making sure within those goals, let's say it's 150,000, that you do actually say, and this is your job today. We are going, you're going to be looking for all the opportunities that we have. If something comes up, make sure you let everyone be aware. So   It's keeping that communication, I think is a big part of it. And really and and it is like to your point, Tiff, it is something you can talk about every day. Like are we staying on task? Are we staying on priority? And you know, we can do the tasks, yes, but the priority is production today, right? So or   Tiffanie (09:23) Yeah. Yeah.   DAT Pamela (09:24) the priority is you know   Patient experience. What whatever that is that you're doing, but you have to describe exactly what each team member needs to do.   Tiffanie (09:34) Yeah. And that can come down too to like their job descriptions being super clear, right?   DAT Pamela (09:38) Mm-hmm.   Tiffanie (09:38) So if I'm a scheduling coordinator, I know my goal of my position is that the schedule is full to goal, right? So taking that monthly goal and then breaking it apart into weekly and daily goals and then putting it into perspective per position. So if I'm a scheduling coordinator, I know the hygiene schedule needs to be scheduled to X amount of dollars and I know the doctor's schedule.   For a doctor, each doctor is probably a little bit different, needs to be scheduled to X amount of dollars. And so then celebrating those wins daily is hey, guess what? We were scheduled to goal yesterday. Or hey, we were a little bit under goal yesterday, but for the month, we're ahead. Or we're a little bit under goal, and I know we've got three holes in the schedule today. Let's fill those and let's assign out how that's going to work. And Pam, I think that's what you mean too, with the morning meeting, right? Is looking at those wins and then saying, hey.   these things need to be done today. Let's assign them out and make sure that someone's responsible. And something as you're speaking, Pam, I'm thinking, I've seen this really, really off like off day, like it's frequent, frequent thing where teams come together for the morning huddle and we've got our back office that talks through you know, health histories, unscheduled treatment, needs for the back office for the patients. We've got our front office that talks about holes in the schedule.   talks about the financials, are we on track or off track? And then we split, right? So the so we say this is all the unscheduled treatment. We say, cool, this is all the holes, or hey our patients, our patient at 10 a.m. needs this thing. And we're like, okay, cool. And then we split and nothing applicable happens with the data that we just spoke about. We just kind of say, okay, great, we had our morning huddle, we're all aware, and it does it's just gonna happen. Right. So we kind of lean on the like universal   it just will happen and fall into place. and oftentimes they're not assigning those things out. So I think Pam to your point is saying, hey, this patient at 10 AM he needs a call to make sure that they took their pre-med or they need to remember to bring in their night guard or their retainer because we're we're delivering a crown today and we need to make sure it fits. So Pam, will you call do you have time this morning to call that patient and make sure that they have that reminder? So we're really   like divvying out and assigning those things so that we can win and we're all working as a team because I know a lot of times PM the front office thinks, well, it's a patient coming in on the schedule today. So that dental assistant needs to call that patient. The dental assistant is like, we don't get on the phone. The front office does the phone call. So me saying it means automatically that the front office is going to take care of it. But that mismatch communication in the middle is where we get a skew from alignment.   DAT Pamela (12:18) Yeah, and and to exactly to that point is, you know, even if there are holes in schedule in the schedule, sometimes people need to know what is important to do. So, hey   Tiffanie (12:29) Mm-hmm.   DAT Pamela (12:29) guys, we have a couple of openings coming up this week and dental assistants, can I get you to make some phone calls today?   Tiffanie (12:38) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (12:39) and just really directing what is important. Like, yes, they need to, you know, stock the rooms and and and this and that.   but what is important today because our ultimate goal is to schedule 150 this month and we're down or we're up or wherever we are, and let's keep focused on what is going to move us forward.   Tiffanie (13:00) Yeah. Yeah. Keeping our goals, our our eyes on those goals and then making sure we're taking the steps that are going to get us there and communicating those things. So it doesn't always have to be like a set, this is how we get there every day, like this these are the things you do. We're gonna have adjustments and changes and making sure that we're communicating those. So I think Pam to your point there, like that alignment and keeping that momentum every day.   Celebrating those wins is that right there. Like we're assigning things out, we're discussing them, we're making sure we're all in alignment, and then we're celebrating, hey, guess what? Because of the work that we put in, because we assigned them out, because we knew what we were doing, and everybody had a daily goal, we were able to reach this. And so that continues that momentum, and they see the fruits of their labor are creating change. And Pam, with that, I know I've seen this a ton, and and you probably have too.   Teams get like stale and stagnant when they don't have that, right? When they're not talking about alignment and not talking about those things, but they're also not seeing, that thing I did created that change or pushed that needle forward. Because when we do get in that, like just checklist, right? Like I'm just checking my boxes and I did my stuff today and I'm out of here. We don't have that sense of ownership and that win when we can see.   Hey, this isn't actually moving the needle. Like these things that I'm doing, they're not it's not moving it. I'm gonna adjust it and do this. And then we see that win. Then we can really gain the personal momentum and that creativity in the space. Do you notice that as well, Pam?   DAT Pamela (14:42) Yeah, it's it's moving or I guess focusing your mind on those things that are a lot of busy work and yes, those things are super important. But also it's like keeping like you're saying, just really focused on what is it, what is our ultimate goal this month? Maybe our ultimate goal is to hit that one fifty. So that means that even by the hour, sometimes we're saying, Hey, we got a cancellation. Does anybody   Can we think of a patient that we can put in there? I mean, just like anything, keeping your back, so your back office doesn't have to come up and go, hey, what happened? shoot, our goal, you   Tiffanie (15:20) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (15:20) know. just keeping that communication. So, you know, if if typically let's just say it's an office manager or front office lead person, keep that communication going between front and back. Get up, manage on your feet, look around, see what's happening in the office, and then just   visualize what is that ultimate goal that we need to accomplish today, this week, next, this month, whatever that is. And you know, also you mentioned something recognizing those wins is super, super important. And it may be you recognize somebody for something that they did almost right, you know, just   Tiffanie (16:06) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (16:06) not wrong.   So it's get used to finding things right that people are doing and that behavior will get repeated. And I know that's a hard thing to hear because it's a hard thing to do. for for some people, some people it comes pretty natural, but you know we're so busy as leaders and dentists that it's difficult to do that. You're in your you're in your space. but even as an office manager, a lead, hey guys, that was awesome. We did so good.   Those kind of things get repeated when you mention them.   Tiffanie (16:39) Yeah.   I agree. It makes me think of my home life, right? And I I say this a lot. And   DAT Pamela (16:45) Mm. Totally.   Tiffanie (16:47) what we try to do is we try to recreate this entire wheel in the workplace because we're at we're at work. It's gotta be totally different. But like people are people and how we operate, how we think, how we behave, right, is pretty similar no matter where you're at. You're still the same person. And so   DAT Pamela (17:05) Right.   Tiffanie (17:05) I try   to think of like what works for a family, what works for my family and for my family every night at dinner and make the kids tell me what their favorite part of the day was. Because their first, you know, the first words are, school sucks. I hate school. Why do I just sit there all day? Why do we have homework? This sucks. Why are we doing this? And I'm like, cool,   DAT Pamela (17:21) No.   Tiffanie (17:21) what was awesome today? Like what about today was amazing. And sometimes it's at lunch, right? I got pizza at lunch. I'm like, Well, that's cool. You wouldn't have pizza if you were home, you know? But like   Taking those wins every day and seeing looking teaching someone to see and look for the positive because it's so easy. There's so many things that you could change about every single day, no matter where you're at. You go to Disneyland and be like, this could have been better. Right? You go in you go to Europe and be like, This could have been better. Absolutely anywhere you're gonna find that. That's the easy part. The hard part, like you said to your point, Pam, is finding the amazing places. Where do we do really well? So great.   We didn't hit goal yesterday, but you know what we did do? We made a load ton of calls, and those calls are gonna turn into calls back for future schedule. We may not have hit goal, but we got the whole practice deep cleaned, right? How many times as a dental assistant did I clean those operatories? Because we had that hour, you know, every six   DAT Pamela (18:23) Yeah.   Tiffanie (18:23) months something comes about, and I'm like, great, we had a cancellation. Deep clean, ladies, like get get these suckers cleaned up so.   There's always gonna be, there's always a space for the positive. And to your point, Pam, if we can keep our eyes on the positive, noticing, noticing what we didn't hit. So we're not forgetting about our goals and we're not saying, it's fine, we didn't hit goal. It's not fine, but let's look at the progress that we did make, the work that we did put in that's going to help us get to those goals and figure out what else can we do? So cool, this worked, let's keep repeating that. You know what? This one actually didn't work.   So like don't repeat that. Don't keep doing something because it's something we've always done. Let's not repeat that and let's replace it with something that could work better.   DAT Pamela (19:09) Yeah, yeah. You know, for some reason I just went to a a quick way to do this, and and many people have heard this before, but doing an end-of-the-day high five huddle,   Tiffanie (19:19) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (19:20) right? So the the second a lot the very last person leaves, you know, your patient leaves the office. I had one office that they the office manager would ring like this bell and   Tiffanie (19:32) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (19:32) er everyone would literally drop what they were doing and run to the front desk and they'd all stand together and it   took two minutes to do   Tiffanie (19:40) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (19:41) and they would say, my gosh, I saw, you know, Jackie was helping Susie today and she helped clean a room. That was so awesome of you to do. Or somebody says, thank you so much for assisting with that patient. That was very difficult and I appreciate you know what you did. Really fast, a quick five minute like, how did you see, how did you show up today? What did you see from me? What did I see from you? And   you know, helping teams do that in a quick end of the day, five minute huddle, then you're back to doing your thing. It ultimately leads to, I guess, change management, what   Tiffanie (20:19) Yeah.   DAT Pamela (20:19) you would say, and and helping the team adop adapt like a maybe a different way of thinking, a different way of doing and and wow and and really making making the change be what is what is the thing that we're focusing on. You know, this   Day, month, week, whatever.   Tiffanie (20:39) Yeah, I love that idea. And really it like ends the day on a positive note, which then progresses you   DAT Pamela (20:44) Yeah.   Tiffanie (20:45) to start tomorrow on a positive note because you left thinking about the good. So I love that idea. I think that's phenomenal. Awesome.   DAT Pamela (20:52) Yeah. Yeah.   Tiffanie (20:54) Well, I think that we could pretty much sum up our action items with making sure you know your goals that you're talking about your goals frequently. And doctors, I know there's a few of you out there that are like, You guys are nuts, I'm not talking to my team about my numbers. Call us, please.   call us. We are huge advocates for making sure everyone knows the direction that you're rowing. So call us and let us help you figure out how to get those numbers over to your team. So know your numbers, talk about them often and allow people to have those wins. Talk about wins. Morning huddle, great place to talk about wins and I love this idea of an afternoon huddle. You can do a quick 10-minute morning huddle and then do a quick two to five minute afternoon huddle. I love the bell. I've also seen like the easy button from Staples. Whatever   DAT Pamela (21:35) Mm-hmm.   Tiffanie (21:37) I know I know there's actually a team I had Pam that did a song. So they would put this specific song on the radio and as soon as that song came on, as like Michael Jackson or something, right? They would all come running to the front. So end-of-day huddles   DAT Pamela (21:49) I love it.   Tiffanie (21:50) can be really fun. and and no matter what, making sure that everyone has that clear direction and that things are being assigned out. So those would be those would be our three action items today. Go make sure that you're doing those things. If you're doing those, you're like, okay, ladies, this is phenomenal, but I'm still missing something.   please reach out. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com. You can head over to TheDentalATeam.com You can sign up for a quick little meeting with us. Like we love to just give as much as we can. So allow us that space if you need that help. Even if you say guys not right now, I'm not ready for full consulting. We're still here to help give you some guidance and direction and we want to. So please reach out. Drop us a five star review below. We love hearing from you guys. Pam, thank you so much for   DAT Pamela (22:34) Thank you.   Tiffanie (22:34) busting out   this podcast today. It was so much fun. I love picking your brain. and I really love talking momentum and team stuff. You have a knack for that and a knack for the consistency in it. So anyone who gets   DAT Pamela (22:47) Thank you.   Tiffanie (22:48) to work with Pam, you're very lucky. You are going to become an insanely consistent practice and be able to see within those consistencies areas that yeah, I'm being consistent but it's not getting the change that I want. Pam's awesome at being like, cool, then stop doing it.   Let's do something different and do it consistently and watch the change, which I love. It will happen. Yeah. And it happens too   DAT Pamela (23:03) Yeah. Exactly. Exactly. 'Cause it will happen. It will it will happen. Yeah. It just it is   Tiffanie (23:12) where it's like it is getting it. And then all of a sudden it's like, it's not working anymore. You know, yellow pages don't work anymore. Phone calls aren't always   DAT Pamela (23:18) Yeah.   Tiffanie (23:20) our best bet anymore. That's okay. So I get it. You're welcome.   DAT Pamela (23:22) That's true. That's true. Thanks, Tiffanie. Yeah.   Tiffanie (23:26) Thank you, Pam. And listeners, sign up today. If you're lucky enough, you may get Pam.   And there's a few of the ladies here that are ready and willing to help you talk numbers, talk change, and really just propel your future. Okay, that's a wrap. Thanks everyone. We'll catch you next time.   DAT Pamela (23:44) Hmm.   Bye.  

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Welcome to a special edition of the BreakPoint podcast. In view of the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attack on the United States, our team went back and revisited commentaries from our founder Chuck Colson. 

35 years ago this month Chuck Colson started the Breakpoint commentary. Two notable deaths this week; Gloria Steinem and Wendell Berry.  And a new study suggests that our 5th graders are not alright.    Segment 1 – 35 Years of Breakpoint and the Deaths of Gloria Steinem and Wendell Berry  Beyond Strange Bedfellows  The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale  Segment 2 – Meta's Record Settlement; Mental Health Crisis in Children  Meta Settlement  Mental Health study  The Triumph of the Therapeutic` by Philip RIEFF  Segment 3 – Treating the Homeless  Treatment First Policy  Mobile Loaves and Fishes   

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A devasting flood hit the Nepal-China border leaving many dead. Dolly Parton dies and for once all political sides are mourning. The Log Cabin Republicans say they won't support transgender ideology anymore in the face of transgender gaslighting about what's happening in America's schools.    Segment 1 – Nepal Flood, Dolly Dies, More Transgender Fallout  Log Cabin Republicans announcement  Breakpoint commentary on gaslighting  Segment 2 – Woke 2.0  USA Today article  Segment 3 – More Bad News about Young Men  IFS study  Virtue online   

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 EPISODE DESCRIPTION I sat down with Rick Thomas, co-CEO of OnRamper, to dig into a problem most crypto projects hit eventually: on-ramping is way more complicated than it looks. OnRamper aggregates over 30 on-ramping services into a single API and widget, giving wallets, exchanges, neo banks, and trading apps full global coverage without the headache of managing dozens of integrations. Rick breaks down why the on-ramp market is so fragmented, how their AI-powered routing algorithm maximises success rates across countries and payment methods, why KYC is still the biggest bottleneck in the space, and where the whole fiat-to-crypto journey is heading as TradFi and on-chain finance continue to merge. We also get into their identity layer product, the no-KYC card world and its risks, where we are in the current market cycle, and what OnRamper is building next. DISCLAIMERNothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/ CONNECT OnRamper Website: https://onramper.com/OnRamper LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/onramper/Rick Thomas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-thomas/OnRamper Twitter/X: https://x.com/getonramper?s=21&t=GgYr5F_q7Jm-R2MfE-A6xAOnRamper Telegram: https://t.me/onramperstandardRick Thomas Twitter/X: https://x.com/RickTho16000125Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyz KEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS • [00:00] Introduction to Rick Thomas and OnRamper , aggregating 30+ on-ramps into one API and widget• [01:33] How Rick got into crypto in 2015 via a Moscow office full of Bitcoin mining rigs strapped to the ceiling• [04:19] The origin story of OnRamper , founder Thijs Maas was building a wallet, kept hitting on-ramp dead ends, and decided to build the aggregator instead• [06:24] Why the on-ramp market is so fragmented , licensing, regional requirements, fraud engines, KYC layers, and low barriers to entry• [08:09] OnRamper's B2B2C model , clients include TrustWallet, Exodus, Coinbase Wallet, Axiom, Pump.fun, gate.io, and more• [09:18] The rise of neo banks and card programs, and why aggregating card issuers is OnRamper's next big move• [13:44] KYC as the biggest unsolved bottleneck , and OnRamper's identity layer built in partnership with Sumsub• [15:10] The biggest mistake projects make when adding on-ramps , assuming one or two providers will be enough• [17:19] Customer success story: closing Solflare at a pizza-and-ping-pong side event at Breakpoint 2023• [19:18] How OnRamper's dual AI routing algorithm works , real-time routing across payment methods, countries, pricing, and historical success rates• [22:05] Why end-to-end success rates are the North Star metric , and how rates can plummet in markets like Indonesia without local payment methods• [24:21] Where fiat on-ramps are heading , consolidation, bank crypto integrations, virtual accounts, stablecoin rails, and card programs• [28:29] The no-KYC card world explained , how they work, the risks involved, and why compliance exposure falls entirely on the user• [32:49] OnRamper is still breaking volume and revenue records despite a broader bear market• [35:02] Biggest current challenge: an aggressive product roadmap and a need for more engineers• [37:27] Key asks , engineers near or open to Amsterdam, and projects still running single on-ramp integrations looking to upgrade

En este nuevo capítulo especial de Lucky Losers, nuestro panel se mete de lleno al mundo de los documentales de tenis (dejando a Federer, Nadal y Djokovic para otro día, porque esos se merecen su propio capítulo) y repasan cinco documentales de la pelota amarillla.Arrancamos con "Andy Murray: Resurfacing", y el panel destaca lo crudo y transparente que es Murray mostrando su lesión de cadera, la duda de si operarse o no, y todo el proceso de vuelta a las canchas.Después analizamos "Carlos Alcaraz: A mi manera", el documental de Carlos Alcaraz sobre la temporada 2024. Acá hay opiniones divididas: por un lado reconocen que fue un año espectacular para contar (Roland Garros, Wimbledon, los Juegos Olímpicos con Nadal), pero el panel coincide en que se sintió un poco prematuro sacar un documental tan pronto en su carrera, y que la tensión con Juan Carlos Ferrero a veces se siente forzada para cámara.Uno de los favoritos de la sesión es el documental sobre Chris Evert y Martina Navratilova (el de Netflix, distinto al clásico de ESPN). El panel se derrite con la historia: la rivalidad más larga del tenis, cómo pasaron de mejores amigas a tener que distanciarse por la competencia, y cómo terminaron reencontrándose y apoyándose mutuamente al enfrentar cáncer ya retiradas. Recomendadísimo, dicen, incluso para quien no sigue tenis.También entran a "Untold: Breaking Point", el documental sobre Marty Fish, que el panel elige como el más desgarrador de todos: la historia de un tenista que se exige al máximo y termina destruido por esa misma ambición, lejos del clásico relato de superación feliz.Cierran con una evaluación bastante crítica de la docuserie "Break Point" de Netflix. El panel coincide en que, a pesar de tener buenos momentos, peca de "contar y no mostrar", se siente superficial para el fanático hardcore del tenis, y hasta bromean con la "maldición de Breakpoint" por lo mal que les fue después a varios de los tenistas que salieron en la primera temporada.Síguenos en Instagram @lucklosers_podcast Twitter @LuckyLoserscast  @luckyloserstenis Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@luckyloserspodcast8246

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This week, Brett, Austin, and Jason cover four very different corners of gaming — starting with Halo: Campaign Evolved. Brett played the entire thing with zero nostalgia, and the remake genuinely won him over. But the three new prequel missions, the only original content in the release, tell a different story: reused assets, thin characters, and a baffling choice to have a new character openly dismiss Master Chief. That firsthand breakdown gets weighed against the discourse, the layoffs that hit the studio a week after launch, and what it all means for a $50 price tag. From there, the crew takes a first look at Funnel Runners, an early access co-op survival game where the real threat is a terrifyingly realistic tornado — thin on content right now, but building real community buzz. Then it's a generational showdown on Ghost Recon Wildlands' 25th anniversary update: Jason's 195 hours deep, Brett's walking in cold, and the two compare notes on the new 4K/60fps upgrade, the Last Rites mission, and what Ubisoft's silence on Breakpoint says about where the franchise is really headed. Closing things out, Austin replays Spider-Man 2018 in the wake of Brand New Day's record-breaking box office run, using it as a lens for what Marvel's Wolverine — Insomniac's next big swing — might look like when it lands in September. Time-value takes, honest tradeoffs, and opinions throughout — no hype, just the real talk busy gamers actually need. Show Notes: 1:30 - Housekeeping 2:33 - Halo: Campaign Evolved's Biggest Flaw Isn't the Remake, It's What They Added 41:57 - Funnel Runners First Look: The Tornado Survival Game That Terrified Us in the Best Way 1:01:47 - Ghost Recon Wildlands Just Got a Free Upgrade — Is the 2017 Classic Still Worth It? 1:31:53 - Spider-Man 2018 in 2026: How Does It Hold Up? 1:58:14 - Upcoming Video Game Releases Become a part of the conversation! If you donate $1 or more on Patreon you can get exclusive access to the Patreon-only chat and channels on the server. Visit our website to find our social channels, check past podcasts and donate to the show.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see all of our latest videos as they drop. Credits:"Blue Groove Deluxe" by BlueFoxMusic on audiojungle.netWoman Announcer - Ariana Guerra; Actress"Wisdom" by Super Nostalgia 64

He survived Special Forces.He survived war zones.He survived being shot at.But civilian life almost broke him.Welcome back, Alpha Squad, to The Alpha Talks Show — the #1 business, leadership, and human performance show in the region, where we don't chase hype… we build legacy.In this episode, Seif El Hakim sits down with Ollie Ollerton — former UK Special Forces operator, bestselling author, and the mind behind the BreakPoint philosophy.Selected from hundreds to enter one of the world's most demanding military environments…Ollie learned how to operate under fear, exhaustion, pressure, and consequence.But when the uniform came off…the real war began.Identity collapse.Alcohol.Darkness.The loss of purpose.And a point where Ollie questioned whether his story should continue.The man trained to survive extreme environments was suddenly fighting a battle nobody else could see.And this time, there was no team behind him.No uniform.No mission.Just himself.This conversation goes deeper into:Surviving one of the toughest Special Forces selection processesFailing selection just two days before the endReturning to Special Forces and pushing beyond his limitsThe power of “borrowed belief”Making decisions under extreme pressureWhy hesitation can destroy your ability to actThe identity crisis that can happen when your mission disappearsAlcohol, addiction, and Ollie's darkest phaseTurning trauma into strengthWhy you must assign purpose to your painThe difference between motivation and disciplineWhat a true breakpoint really meansWhy modern men feel lostMasculinity, leadership, and responsibilityWhy comfort keeps people trappedHow success itself can hold you backRebuilding your identity from the insideBecoming unbreakableThis episode isn't just about Special Forces.It's about what happens when everything that once defined you disappears.When the mission ends.When the team is gone.And when you're forced to face yourself.Your breakpoint can destroy you…or introduce you to the person you were capable of becoming all along.No hype.No fake motivation.Just discipline, pain, radical honesty, and the courage to do the work from the inside.Follow Ollie Ollerton on Instagram, watch till the end, comment your biggest takeaway, and subscribe to The Alpha Talks Show for more powerful conversations.

Wie entwickelt man Software, wenn ein Breakpoint das Systemverhalten verfälscht, Speicher knapp ist und ein Update nicht einfach per Knopfdruck ausgerollt werden kann? Genau in diese Welt tauchen wir in dieser Episode ein. Wir sprechen über Real Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Mikrocontroller und die Frage, was Echtzeit in der Praxis wirklich bedeutet.Mit Roland Lezuo schauen wir hinter die Kulissen moderner Embedded Entwicklung. Es geht um RTOS, Linux mit Echtzeitfähigkeit, Interrupts, harte und weiche Deadlines, PCB Design, Firmware in C, Treiber, Debugging mit Oszilloskop, Tracing auf Hardware-Ebene und die Realität von Testing und Continuous Integration im Embedded Umfeld. Außerdem klären wir, warum ein smartes Fernglas ein ziemlich gutes Beispiel für anspruchsvolle Echtzeitsoftware ist und weshalb Hardwareprojekte oft ganz andere Kompromisse verlangen als Cloud-Software oder klassische Backend Entwicklung.Zum Schluss sprechen wir über Updates und Over the Air-Update-Szenarien, den Cyber Resilience Act und darüber, wie du selbst in Embedded Software einsteigen kannst, ohne gleich ein Labor voller Spezialhardware aufzubauen. Wenn du wissen willst, warum C, Echtzeitbetriebssysteme und Embedded Linux noch lange nicht von gestern sind, dann ist diese Folge genau dein Ding.Bonus: Print-Debugging mit Oszilloskop ist wirklich so wild, wie es klingt.Unsere aktuellen Werbepartner findest du auf https://engineeringkiosk.dev/partnersDas schnelle Feedback zur Episode:

In this episode, Ben sits down with James Hatfield, CRO of LiveSwitch, and Derek Muelken of BreakPoint Consulting for a real case study on fixing one of the biggest revenue leaks in restoration: response time. Derek came up through roofing and restoration operations, starting as a project manager and working his way up to VP of National Multifamily Accounts, before founding BreakPoint to help contractors scale into multifamily, commercial, and HOA work. He shares real numbers from the field, including a same week good faith estimate of 1.1 million dollars on a 196 unit storm damaged property, and a case where his 2,800 dollar transparent estimate beat out an 800 dollar lowball bid because the property owner could see exactly what they were paying for. James and Derek talk through how video builds trust with multi stakeholder commercial accounts, why insurance companies are starting to require this kind of documentation, and how to get started with the technology even if you're new to it.

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It's Monday, July 13th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Texas police officers vs. Christian preachers at “pride” event Today, our persecution of Christians story comes surprisingly from Texas. On June 27th, Rich Penkoski and like-minded believers spoke the truth and preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a bullhorn at the Trinity Homosexual Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas.  Not surprisingly, homosexual activists and nearby business owners complained to police about both his message and the amplification. When police responded, the officers threatened to arrest and cite the preachers, telling them that phrases like “homosexuality is a sin” were offensive. Listen to a portion of one video posted by preacher Penkoski of his interaction with a female officer. POLICE OFFICER: “If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem.” PREACHER: “That's a constitutional violation of our rights. If you shut us down for talking or speech …” (crosstalk) POLICE OFFICER: “No. If they are offended by speech, …” PREACHER: “I don't care if they're offended.” POLICE OFFICER:  “Okay, then I'll write you a ticket, and we'll go from there.” PREACHER: “Wait, you're going to ticket us for offensive speech?” POLICE OFFICER: “Yes, absolutely.” PREACHER: “Are you serious? You're going to cite us for offensive speech.” POLICE OFFICER: “It's called disorderly conduct.” Plus, according to another video, a male police officer also said if the preacher used biologically accurate pronouns for someone pretending to be the opposite gender that also could be considered an offense. The preacher was warned that continued use of the bullhorn would violate the city's noise ordinance before ultimately receiving a disorderly conduct citation after continuing to use the device. Subsequently, the Fort Worth Police Department acknowledged that an officer made "certain statements that were not accurate," reports Fox News. In last Thursday post on X, Penkoski wrote, "Police officers have been violating preachers' 1st amendment rights for years. This isn't new, we just got it on video, and they can't walk it back or deny it.” He added, “As a street preacher, it is not my job to coddle anyone or go soft on sin. People are dying and going to hell every day and we have to warn them. ​… Christians need to wake up. We have got to stop sitting in the safety and comfort of our church pews and start taking the Gospel back to the streets. If we refuse to exercise our constitutional rights, we are going to lose them." In Matthew 5:13, Jesus said, “You are the salt of the Earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Homosexual couple sues surrogate who refused to abort baby with cleft lip A homosexual male couple in Canada has sued a surrogate mother who believes she is being punished because she refused a request to abort the baby after doctors detected a cleft lip and a possible heart defect, reports The Christian Post. They used a donor egg and sperm from each of the intended fathers. In a suit filed in Ontario Superior Court in May, the homosexuals allege the surrogate mother failed to keep them informed about the baby's health, caused them emotional distress, and violated their confidentiality, reports The National Post. The lawsuit came two years after the perverted couple asked her to abort the baby at 22 weeks — a request she refused. Specialists at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto later determined that the baby was otherwise healthy, except for the cosmetically fixable cleft lip. The couple accepted this assessment, agreed to continue the pregnancy, and took the baby boy home after birth. The surrogate unsuccessfully sought repayment of about $10,000 in out-of-pocket costs. Ironically, the couple filed a lawsuit for $600,000 in damages against the single mother for her failure to abort their now living son. More than 50 countries prohibit both commercial and altruistic surrogacy. And here in the United States, surrogacy laws vary by state. New video: Senator Mitch McConnell loaded into ambulance New video posted on July 10th shows Republican Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky being loaded into an ambulance after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his Capitol Hill home last month, reports the New York Post. McConnell has been absent from the Senate for nearly a month as he continues to recover in the hospital. The 84-year-old lawmaker is not seeking re-election this November and will retire when his term ends in January. California puts abortion pill reversal on trial Heartbeat International, a pro-life group, is on trial in a California court for daring to inform women that the effects of the Abortion Kill Pill can sometimes be reversed, reports The Washington Stand. Their attorney, Danielle White, said, “Women deserve to know all of their options. They don't lose that right after beginning a chemical abortion.” In 2023, Democratic California Attorney General Rob Bonta  sued Heartbeat and a pro-life pregnancy center for “advertising Abortion Pill Reversal as safe and effective.”  Factually speaking, the abortion pill reversal protocol simply requires the use of the natural hormone progesterone which is both safe and helps save 65% of the babies. Bonta asked the court to impose a penalty of more than $20 million against Heartbeat and $600,000 against the pregnancy center. That would amount to a financial death sentence for the pro-life non-profits. The case went to a bench trial on June 24, 2026, and the trial may continue for another three weeks. Thomas More Society's Paul Jonna said, “A ruling in California's favor would hand attorneys general across the country a roadmap to penalize any non-profit organization that provides women with information the state disagrees with. If the [California] Attorney General prevails and our clients cannot deliver free, truthful, and lifesaving information to women who request it, then countless babies that could survive may not — and countless women may never meet the children that they wanted to carry to term.” Marriage advocate Mike McManus entered Heaven On a personal note, my father, Mike McManus, entered the gates of Heaven on July 5th at the age of 85 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Standing at 6'8” tall, he might have had to duck to walk through. To be sure, Dad had a God-sized vision to make a difference. After graduating from Duke University, he was employed at Time Magazine where he was stationed in Bueno Aires, Argentina and later covered President Lyndon Johnson at the White House, writing two cover stories. In 1973, my Dad organized a public participation campaign, “Choices for ‘76” to engage 10 percent of the 20 million people of the New York Metropolitan region in policy issues as the U.S. approached its Bicentennial. The project aimed to spark public debate through a series of television town meetings on issues like housing, transportation, the environment, poverty and urban growth. After becoming informed, citizens were invited to express their opinion on possible public policy tradeoffs, using ballots available in newspapers, banks and libraries. Then, he wrote two self-syndicated weekly newspaper columns which appeared in 100 newspapers.  The first, called “Solutions,” was politically focused and offered practical public policy suggestions. The second, “Ethics & Religion,” was inspired by the preaching of Pastor Terry Fullam of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Darien, Connecticut. It grappled with church news and moral issues like abortion, pornography, and the homosexual agenda. I remember helping him copy, collate, stuff, stamp, address, and seal the envelopes to send out his weekly columns to newspaper editors across the country before the advent of the internet and email. We were always racing to the post office to get there before the deadline at 11pm at night. In 1993, he published his first book Marriage Savers: Helping Your Friends and Family Stay Married. Other books included 50 Practical Ways to Take Our Kids Back from the World and Living Together: Myths, Risks and  Answers. In a 2013 phone interview on American Family Radio, Dad talked about the major myth that women believe about living together. MIKE McMANUS: “One of the myths, believed widely by women, is that ‘'If I live with him, he's going to see how wonderful I am, and he'll ask me to marry him.' But he knows that this woman would marry him if he asked her. He's living together with her because he doesn't want to get married. He wants the sex, he wants the companionship, and the shared rent. But he doesn't want to get married. “She believes this myth until about a year and a half, two years into the relationship, when she realizes he's not going to ask her to marry him, and she sadly walks away. Unfortunately, by that time they may have already had a child. The unwed birth rate has risen right along with cohabitation. “This is an unbiblical position, of course. I mean, the church has been silent on the problem, and it's part of the problem.” Cognizant of the clarity of Malachi 2:16 in which God says He “hates divorce,” my father's passion on the issue led to his founding of the non-profit Marriage Savers with my mother, Harriet, to whom he was married for 61 years and whom he simply adored.  He said, “Most divorces are filed by one person who alleges incompatibility, while the other spouse wants to save the marriage. Sadly, divorce is always granted. When adultery or abuse is not alleged, divorce should only be granted if there is 'mutual consent' by husband and wife. What was entered into by two people, should not be ended, unless both people agree." They organized 10,000 pastors in 229 cities in 43 states to sign a Community Marriage Policy agreement that established rigorous premarital preparation for engaged couples and trained volunteer mentor couples to help people in troubled marriages. The Baptist Press reported that the divorce rate in those cities dropped by 17.5%. Think about the heartache that saved untold families and children! Their work led to appearances on ABC World News Tonight, CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News, CBN News, The O'Reilly Factor, The Ricki Lake Show, Breakpoint with Chuck Colson, Focus on the Family with Dr. James Dobson, Truths that Transform with D. James Kennedy, and Moody Radio's Janet Parshall. I treasure the books that Dr. Dobson personally inscribed to my father as a fellow warrior for the family that are now in my library. And Chuck Colson, President Richard Nixon's former hatchet man who was gloriously saved on his way to prison over Watergate and founded Prison Fellowship, wrote the forward to one of Dad's books after their friendship blossomed. Having always aspired to live on the water, he eventually moved into his dream home with his bride in Kilmarnock, Virginia, just 50 feet from Indian Creek that fed into the Chesapeake Bay.  A great day for him was enjoying the view from his leather chair, reading the paper, listening to classical music, and talking with my mother, who was his great joy. My father taught me how to write clearly and think Biblically. I remember him quizzing us three boys at the dining room table about current events. And he was a faithful husband who pointed the family to faith in Jesus Christ, His legacy lives on in my two younger brothers, John and Tim, and in me, as I strive, with my bride Amy, to disciple Honor, Mercy, and Valor in the ways of the Lord, urging them not to be conformed to this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of their minds in the Word of God, as Romans 12:2 articulates. 9 Worldview listeners gave $2,055 And finally, toward our $30,875 goal during the first full week of our month-long fundraiser, 9 listeners stepped up to the plate by 10:30pm Central on Saturday and invested their treasure to fund the six-member team behind The Worldview for another 365 days. Our thanks to 12-year-old Halen in Blum, Texas who gave $5 as well as Mark in Newark, Ohio and Brigitte in Brookings, South Dakota – both of whom gave $25. We're grateful to God for Julie in Victoria, Texas who gave $50, Dirk in Englewood, Colorado who gave $100, and Twyla in Ellensburg, Washington who gave $150. And we were touched by the generosity of Jason in Calhoun, Georgia who gave $200, Elaine here in San Antonio, Texas who gave $500, and Stephen in California, Maryland who gave $1,000. Those 9 gifts add up to $2,055. Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (drum roll sound effect) $23,098 (sound effect of people cheering) That means, in all candor, we missed last Friday's goal by $7,777. Please, do not wait until the last minute.  Every gift gets us closer to our $123,500 goal by July 31st.  So far, out of our tens of thousands of listeners, the most people who have donated in a single day is 15 people. Help us double that.  Will you be one of 30 to step up? Make a donation today to help us hit our $56,565 goal by this Friday, July 17th.  We need to find 7 Worldview listeners who will pledge $100/month for 12 months or give a one-time gift of $1,200, 20 folks who will pledge $50/month or give a one-time gift of $600 and 40 listeners who will pledge $25/month or give a one-time gift of $300. Go to TheWorldview.com, click on Give, select the dollar amount, and make sure to click on the “recurring” button if that's your wish.  What has the Lord placed on your heart to give? Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, July 13th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

The year before he died, Chuck Colson delivered a Breakpoint commentary on the July Fourth holiday in which he reflected on our national identity. __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org.

It's Friday, June 26th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus 250,000 British girls sexually assaulted by Pakistani Muslims Last week, a group called Restore Britain released a summary report of an inquiry into the widespread and systematic sexual exploitation of vulnerable working-class women and children across the nation, reports Breakpoint. At least 250,000 girls were sexually assaulted, trafficked, tortured, and even killed, mostly by gangs of Pakistani Muslims. The details in the report are so horrifying, it's difficult to believe they are true.   Evidence of the abuse and reports by victims were downplayed and ignored.  To his shame, when atheist British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, who resigned Monday, was Director of Public Prosecutions and the head of the Crown Prosecution Service, he shockingly dismissed 13,000 cases of suspected child sexual offenders with a warning letter rather than attempt to prosecute. British citizens who spoke out about the abuse or expressed criticism of mass migration were often prosecuted, especially if the criticisms were directed at Pakistani or Muslim communities.  The gangs that have been operating in Britain have deep ideological and cultural roots shaped by Islam, including Sharia law. Also ignored is the difficult truth that Islam, on its own terms, allows child sexual exploitation and trafficking.   Many of the young Muslim men responsible for these atrocities believe they are answerable to Sharia law, rather than to British law. They believe their devious assaults are approved by Islam's false god Allah, especially when done to an enemy who is oppressing them.  Send a 2-3 sentence letter urging that British authorities prosecute the rapists. Christian Turner, British Ambassador, British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008. Twin earthquakes in Venezuela killed 164, injured 1,000 At least 164 people have been killed and 971 injured in Venezuela after powerful back-to-back earthquakes rocked the country on Wednesday night, June 24th, reports Yahoo News. Thousands more are feared dead after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit about 100 miles west of the capital, Caracas, followed less than a minute later by a magnitude 7.5 tremor, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump said, "The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends." Supreme Court delivers major win to Trump On June 25th, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Syria and Haiti, reports TownHall.com. In a 6-3 decision, the justices found that the statute bars judicial review of non-constitutional claims. After the Department of Homeland Security moved to terminate Temporary Protected Status for people from Syria and Haiti, it was hit with a deluge of lawsuits challenging the move. Congress created Temporary Protected Status back in 1990 to grant short-term humanitarian relief to foreigners who cannot safely return home due to armed conflict, natural disasters, or other extreme conditions. Syrians were able to take advantage of the program in 2012 because of the brutality of the Bashar al-Assad regime. Haiti received it in 2010 after a devastating earthquake. However, both designations went on for longer than the “temporary” label suggested. Alarm over Abortion Pills & dead babies in U.S. water supply Based on an alarming 86-page report entitled “Abortion in Our Water,” 14 state attorneys general sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency warning about a “growing threat to the country's waterways as a result of the pharmaceutical abortion drug mifepristone,” reports Liberty Counsel. They're asking the EPA to place mifepristone and its generics on the federal list of drinking water contaminants that need further investigation. The abortion industry has moved from clinics to toilets. Chemical abortions now account for 63% of all U.S. abortions in the formal health care system in 2023 — up from 31% in 2014 and 14% in 2005. Women are told to take the Abortion Kill Pills and flush everything directly into our water supply. About 700,000 chemical abortions each year send long-lasting abortion drugs and human remains into America's wastewater systems. Mifepristone blocks progesterone, thus starving the baby. This drug has long-lasting metabolites that remain in the water because the water treatment plants are generally not capable of filtering out these chemicals. In addition to these chemicals, the water systems were never designed for the resulting 30-40 tons of human remains which becomes hazardous medical waste! By contrast, hospitals and abortion mills are not allowed to flush medical waste down the drain for good reason. Through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com, you can send faxes to Congress and demand they take action to stop this public health threat. Court blocks California “gender secrecy law”, affirms parental rights California parents scored a big victory as a court blocked a law that kept school districts from reporting a child's “sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression” to parents, reports the Daily Citizen. America First Legal announced the decision on behalf of the City of Huntington Beach and parents.  “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit entered a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of key provisions of California's AB 1955 – a law that prohibits schools from disclosing information to parents about a child's sexual orientation, ‘gender identity,' or gender expression, unless the child consents.” In other words, the State of California sought to prevent parents from obtaining information about “gender transitions” of their own children without the child's so-called consent. Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1955 which, as California Family Council explained, prohibited schools from notifying parents if their gender-confused children asked to be referred to with a biologically incorrect pronoun and a new name. In Matthew 19:4, Jesus said, “Surely you have read in the Scriptures: When God made the world, 'He made them male and female.'” Singer Forrest Frank unashamedly affirms exclusive truth about Jesus And finally, Christian hip-hop musician Forrest Frank is playing in sold out arenas and boldly declaring the exclusive truth about Christianity. Listen to a portion of his hit song "Jesus Is Alive" which was released on May 8th. By the time of its release, the song already had 19 million views on social media. FRANK: “Muhammad is still in his tomb. Joseph Smith is still in his tomb. Buddha is still in his tomb. Confucius is still in his tomb. “But there is one man who was not found in the tomb. I've been there. The tomb is empty. He was seen alive by over 500 eyewitnesses who wrote down accurate accounts that we saw the man who hung on the cross, and we touched the scars. “Watch this word: Alive. Jesus is the King, and He's alive. Jesus is alive.” Matthew 28:5-6 records, “The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay.'” Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, June 26th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Christina Hello, everyone, I'm Christina Darnell, the managing editor of MinistryWatch. Welcome to the MinistryWatch podcast. In today's extra episode, I talk with Warren Smith about some news items that are slightly (even significantly) outside of our normal charity and philanthropy “beat.” So, Warren, what's up first? Warren Microfinancing is taking a beating in the media these days. In the 1990s and 2000s, microfinancing was all the rage. The basic idea was to give entrepreneurs who could not qualify for loans at traditional banks an opportunity to take out a small loan to finance income producing activities. Christina Women could buy sewing machines and take in tailoring and alteration work to support her family. Men could buy motorcycles to take them to job sites or pick up trucks to start a hauling or construction business. Warren That's exactly the idea. But new reporting by the Wall Street Journal questions the effectiveness of such microfinancing activities. It is also interesting that Christian ministries who got on the microfinancing bandwagon (Opportunity International, Hope International, Five Talents, and others) are now pivoting to savings groups, financial literacy, and broader economic development because the evidence for traditional microcredit has been more mixed than early advocates expected. Christina Something else that's been in the news this week has been Steven Spielberg's new movie “Disclosure Day.” Warren The new movie is being touted as a “takedown” of Christianity. Spielberg suggested that the discovery of extraterrestrial life would create a crisis for the Christian faith. Christina But a lot of Christian apologists have weighed in on this question and they say that's not accurate. Warren That is right. I've got to confess that I'm skeptical of extraterrestrial life on other planets, at least life on any planets within reach. There's some evidence of water on the moon and on Mars, so we might find some type of organism there, and that would be interesting. But I think we can see deeply enough into space to suggest that there's nothing significant nearby. Christina But even if there was, nothing about Christian doctrine would be challenged by the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Warren I think that's right. Christians from C.S. Lewis to Larry Norman (in his song “Unidentified Flying Object”) have written about this idea, and it is interesting but innocuous in terms of its threat to Christianity. A more troubling aspect of Spielberg's film, according to Rod Dreher, is its overt Gnosticism, and ancient heresy that keeps getting re-heated and half-baked by modernists and post-modernists. Christina So what is Gnosticism? Warren Gnosticism is a collection of ancient religious movements that taught that salvation comes through secret spiritual knowledge (gnosis) that awakens the divine spark within humans and frees them from the material world. To read Dreher's critique of the film, click here. My friends John Stonestreet and Tim Padget over at The Colson Center have also written intelligently about this movie. You can find their commentary at www.BreakPoint.org. By the way, the film is getting decent reviews and is performing well at the box office, taking in $44 million its first weekend, against a $110 million production budget. Christina This week marks the anniversary of the death of someone you hold in high regard. Can you tell us about John Dyer? Warren If you find self-promoting (and, too often, self-destructive) Christian celebrities distasteful, John Dyer could be your palate cleanser. He lived in the 1800s, and he helped bring Christianity to the American West as a Methodist circuit riding preacher. A church he founded in the resort town of Breckenridge is still in operation. He also ended up in the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. To find out why, read this piece, which I wrote a year ago, but which I call your attention to this week because it is the 125th anniversary of his death. Christina And you've been turning your eye toward Europe this week. Why? Warren Culturally speaking, things are strange in Europe right now. Birth rates are plummeting there even more than here. This fact will have profound economic and societal implications in the years ahead. I visited Spain 15 years ago and wrote about what I saw there for WORLD Magazine. (And here.) Here are the headlines from that story: Large, gorgeous, empty churches, an economy that lacked confidence, and conservative political parties hunkered down. Christina But that was, as you said, 15 years ago. Today, things have changed somewhat. Warren The economy is better, though not great. Center-right conservatives, represented by the Partido Popular, have been overtaken by the far-right Vox party. I started thinking about this when I read that Franklin Graham recently did a crusade in Madrid that attracted 10,000 people. That sounds like a lot until you realize that the musician Bad Bunny attracted 60,000 on the same night. Read my friend Bruce Bower's account of what is happening in Spain here. Christina Another high-profile event this week was the UFC fights at the White House. Do you have any thoughts about that? Warren Christians often talk about the “good, true, and beautiful” as if they are separate things. They are not, these three qualities are unitary, of-a-piece. Something cannot be really TRUE or GOOD unless it is also BEAUTIFUL. Something that is ugly or banal aesthetically is also, to that extent, also less true and less good. These are ideas to consider as we assess the events of June 14, which was — in my view — another “wag the dog” spectacle designed to distract the masses. Juvenal had a phrase for it: panem et circenses. Bread and circuses. He also said that such spectacles were a sign of a nation in decline. Christina Any final thoughts before we go? Warren If you have not discovered our YouTube channel, check it out here. We now have nearly 200 videos there, and they have attracted tens of thousands of views. Subscribe, like, and share to spread the word about our work. I am in Albuquerque next month. If you live in the Land of Enchantment, one of my favorite states, reach out to me. I would love to share a meal or a cup of coffee with you. My email is wsmith@ministrywatch.com. We'd love to have your financial support as we approach our fiscal year end. Just go to www.ministrywatch.com/donate Christina The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm Christina Darnell, along with Warren Smith. Until next time, may God bless you.  

#płatnawspółpraca | Zapraszamy na poniedziałkowe #OnetRano, w którym gośćmi Marcina Zawady będą: Michał Szczerba - europoseł, Koalicja Obywatelska, Marek Furjan - komentator tenisa, kanał "Break Point", Michał Stelmański - prezes Mazowieckiego Centrum Neuropsychiatrii, Katarzyna Kwaśny-Czehak - kierownik Ośrodka „Siła Więzi", Karol Kosiorowski - Onet. W części "Onet Rano. WIEM" gośćmi Odety Moro będą: Justyna Żukowska-Gołębiewska - psycholożka, psychotraumatolożka, interwentka kryzysowa, Wiktoria Jędroszkowiak - działaczka społeczna, publicystka. 

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Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a beef market update. Plus, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner join Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel. 00:00 - Coming up... 02:01 - Beef Market Updatex 14:02 - RealAg Issues Panel 28:25... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a beef market update. Plus, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner join Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel. 00:00 - Coming up... 02:01 - Beef Market Updatex 14:02 - RealAg Issues Panel 28:25... Read More

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By the title, you can tell things didn't go well in Cincinnati. Was Houston done damage to Cam Smith's development? The trade rumblings begin.

Zero free chlorine is not a small problem, it's the moment a pool can start compounding into cloudiness, chloramines, and an algae bloom. We break down what's really happening when a pool “zeroes out,” why filtration can suddenly struggle, and how to bring sanitizer back fast without guessing and hoping for the best. We start with the must-have testing mindset: total chlorine, free chlorine, and combined chlorine (chloramines). Once you know your combined chlorine level, breakpoint chlorination stops being a mystery and becomes a repeatable process. We also explain why under-dosing shock can actually make a chloramine problem worse, and why many pros intentionally overshoot breakpoint in the real world to account for heavy organic load, microalgae, and the “negative chlorine demand” that eats new chlorine immediately. From there, we get practical about recovery tactics that actually move the needle: cleaning or backwashing the filter so the system can clear cloudy water, choosing smart helpers like phosphate remover and enzymes, and being cautious with products like PoolRx when chlorine is elevated. We also cover the aftercare that saves your week: longer pump run times for better circulation and a planned midweek check so the pool doesn't crash back to zero before the weekend. • common reasons chlorine hits zero on a route• why zero chlorine often means combined chlorine• using total chlorine and free chlorine to calculate chloramines• breakpoint chlorination math and why under-dosing backfires• why we err on the side of overkill• the “negative chlorine” idea and what drives chlorine demand• when to use phosphate remover and enzymes• cautions with PoolRx at high chlorine• adding borates only after balancing pH and alkalinity• backwashing DE and sand filters for faster recovery• cleaning cartridge filters to speed up clearing• planning a midweek return visit to hold chlorine• running the pump longer for better circulationSend us Fan MailSupport the Pool Guy Podcast Show Sponsors! HASA https://bit.ly/HASAThe Bottom Feeder. Save $100 with Code: DVB100https://store.thebottomfeeder.com/Try Skimmer FREE for 30 days:https://getskimmer.com/poolguy Get UPA Liability Insurance $64 a month! https://forms.gle/F9YoTWNQ8WnvT4QBAPool Guy Coaching: https://bit.ly/40wFE6y

Is India's middle class facing an economic crisis? A new book, ‘Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work' by Saurabh Mukherjea says that it is. It argues that three factors have upended the consumption-driven model that powered the prosperity of India's middle class since 1991. These are: technological disruption eliminating white collar job creation, wage stagnation eroding purchasing power, and explosive household debt, which exceeds levels seen in US and China. At the same time, India's graduate unemployment stands at 29%. If the middle class is in crisis, what does it mean for the India growth story? Will AI lead to a total collapse, or will it help in a positive transformation? Can the middle class dig itself out of its current hole? We speak with the author of Breakpoint, Saurabh Mukherjea. Host: G Sampath Producer: Shiksha Jural Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ollie Ollerton was 10 years old when a 50-pound chimpanzee pinned him to the floor of a circus enclosure and tried to kill him. He fought it off. Nearly lost his arm to gangrene. Then spent the next thirty-something years chasing danger to feel something close to that adrenaline again.Royal Marines. Special Forces. Iraq, where he drove drunk through Baghdad on his own with an AK-47 in the back of an armoured Mercedes. Steroids. Valium. A bottle most nights to muffle whatever was underneath. He was the life and soul of every party. He was also barely keeping it together.Ollie is now sober, runs his company Breakpoint, hosts SAS Who Dares Wins, and uses his platform to talk honestly about what alcohol actually cost him.You'll hear about: the chimp attack that shaped 30 years of his life; "personality rental" and why none of it was ever really him; the moment in Baghdad when he realised he was knocking on death's door; why he had to dip back into drinking to be sure; what it actually means to choose short-term discomfort for long-term gain.If you've been telling yourself you've got it under control, this one's for you.If you enjoy One For The Road, then click follow to be notified of the release of our next episode.If you want to connect with me via Instagram, you can find me on the instahandle @Soberdave https://www.instagram.com/soberdave/or via my website https://davidwilsoncoaching.com/Provided below are links for services offering additional help and advice, and links for Ollie.https://ollieollerton.com/https://www.instagram.com/ollie.ollerton/https://twitter.com/ollie_ollertonhttps://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/alcohol-support-serviceshttps://nacoa.org.uk/https://alcoholchange.org.uk/-Martinezhttps://www.grownuphustle.com/Instagram - @daniellattanasioHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelly Smith, Lead Systems Engineer for Autonomy, Kodiak Robotics joined Grayson Brulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss deploying autonomous trucks at NASA speed.Drawing on 13 years of experience engineering autonomy systems at NASA, including guidance software for the Orion spacecraft that flew to the moon and back on Artemis II, Kelly is applying aerospace-grade safety discipline to the deployment of autonomous trucks at Kodiak.NASA's approach to safety-critical software, including Class A flight software standards, probabilistic risk assessment, redundant flight computers, and dissimilar backup systems, is the same discipline Kodiak is applying to its autonomous operations in the Permian Basin and to its over-the-road deployment on the Dallas Fort-Worth to Atlanta lane.Using a tool called Breakpoint to surface rare, high-consequence failure modes, Kodiak is continuously updating its risk model to responsibly burn down risk and safely scale autonomous trucking.Episode Chapters0:00 AUTNMY AI0:37 13 Years of Autonomy at NASA2:50 Space Latency04:12 Returning to the Moon06:09 Orion's Autonomy Stack10:25 NASA's Mission-Critical Software15:16 Reentry19:35 Fully Autonomous Space Operations24:43 Bringing NASA Rigor to Kodiak28:49 Deploying Autonomous Trucks in the Permian37:06 The Future of Mission-Critical Engineering--------About The Road to AutonomyThe Road to Autonomy is the leading applied intelligence platform covering the convergence of automation, autonomy, and the Autonomy Economy.™.Through our podcasts, newsletter, and proprietary applied intelligence, we set the narrative for institutional investors, industry executives, and policymakers navigating the convergence of automation, autonomy, and economic growth.Join institutional investors and industry leaders who read This Week in The Autonomy Economy every Sunday. Each edition delivers exclusive insight and commentary on the autonomy economy, helping you stay ahead of what's next.Sign up for This Week in The Autonomy Economy newsletter: https://www.roadtoautonomy.com/ae/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

"Po co trwać w czymś, czego się już nie czuje? Jeżeli tenisista czuje, że jakaś formuła się wyczerpała, czy już nie daje tak dorodnych owoców, jakie dawała, czy jakie miała dać? Nie dziwię się decyzji Igi" - uważa współtwórca tenisowego podcastu "Break Point", komentator tenisa Marek Furjan.

Pool Pros text questions hereIn this episode, Rudy Stankowitz breaks down two industry staples—breakpoint chlorination and enzymes—and explains why what's commonly taught doesn't fully match the chemistry happening in your water.This isn't about being wrong. It's about going one level deeper.⚗️ Breakpoint Chlorination – The Reality The 10x rule is not how breakpoint is defined in chemistry  True breakpoint is based on ammonia (as nitrogen), not combined chlorine  Pools measure combined chlorine (as chlorine) → not a direct match 

Welcome Back, Church Plantings… GUEST Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra … senior writer and faith-&-work editor for The Gospel Coalition … also coauthor of “Gospelbound: Living with Resolute Hope in an Anxious Age” and editor of “Social Sanity in an Insta World” Truth Rising, Speaking topic at the Friends of the Family Banquet … GUEST John Stonestreet … author and speaker, and President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and host of BreakPoint, a nationally syndicated Christian worldview radio program founded by Chuck Colson … his work focuses on faith, culture, theology, worldview, education, and apologetics and has co-authored books such as "A Practical Guide to Culture"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A proposal in Congress that would impact the abortion pill. A Senate candidate from Texas has some strange theological ideas. The good and bad side of purity culture. And should Christians be connoisseurs of today's art?    Segment 1 – Proposed Mifepristone Ban; The Bible According to Talarico  Hawley proposes bans on mifepristone  A Kind Heretic is Still a Heretic  David French article  Breakpoint article on Talerico  Segment 2 – Purity Culture  A New Purity Culture – First Things  Segment 3 – The State of Conservative Art  First Things article  BBC report  Segment 4 - Questions and Comments   

In this episode, Sathiya unpacks the hidden cost behind the phrase “just one more time.” What feels like a small compromise quietly erodes momentum, self-trust, and integrity over time. He explains that the real damage isn't the single act — it's the repeated postponement that keeps men stuck, especially high-functioning men whose lives still “look fine” on the outside.  Freedom doesn't start with dramatic vows or rock bottom. It begins with a simple interruption — small, intentional actions that restore clarity and shift direction.   

In a world full of confusion, where truth feels optional and identity seems up for grabs, how can young Christians stand firm and live out a faith that actually makes sense of reality? For decades, Summit Ministries has been helping students do just that—training them to think biblically, defend truth, and engage culture with courage and grace. Today, we're joined by John Stonestreet, President of the Colson Center and long-time Summit faculty member, to talk about how Summit shapes the next generation of Christian leaders, what challenges students are facing today, and how Jesus still changes everything. John is a sought-after author and speaker on areas of faith and culture, theology, worldview, education and apologetics. He is the daily voice of Breakpoint, the nationally syndicated commentary on the culture, founded by the late Chuck Colson. He is also the voice of The Point, a daily one-minute feature on worldview, apologetics, and cultural issues. He also helped create the documentary, Truth Rising, and has been a member of our Summit team for some time now.  Please send us your feedback and questions to: podcast@summit.org.

In this special episode, we revisit a powerful plenary message from John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and host of Breakpoint, originally delivered at CMDA's National Convention several years ago. John challenges us to look beyond cultural headlines and political debates to a deeper, more personal question: not simply what Christ has saved us from, or even what He has saved us to, but what He has saved us for. Speaking directly to Christian healthcare professionals navigating a shifting cultural landscape, he calls us to live with courage and faithfulness in every sphere of influence.

4-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters and tennis reporter Blair Henley sit down with Ajla Tomljanovic for a personal discussion on her career, including being the last player to defeat Serena Williams at Arthur Ashe Stadium, navigating public breakups, and the impact of mentor Chris Evert. Kim and Blair also cover the Dallas Open, including Ben Shelton crowdsourcing a doubles partner on Instagram and the All-American Classic with John McEnroe and Andy Roddick.  Welcome to Love All! If you want to hang out with us behind the scenes follow us on all of our socials: https://www.instagram.com/loveallpodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@loveallpodcast https://x.com/loveallpodcast  ⏰ TIMESTAMPS:  0:00 Welcome to Love Al  1:34 Ben Shelton's viral partner search & the Dallas Open draw  2:22 The All-American Classic: McEnroe, Roddick, and "Podcast Wars"  4:44 Henley's Headlines 9:01 Sorana Cîrstea's farewell tour  10:41 Ajla Tomljanovic joins the show  14:32 Ajla on changing her citizenship 18:47 Ajla's relationship with her father and coach Goran Prpić  22:35 Mentorship with "Savage" Chris Evert  28:14 Mental Health & Longevity: Avoiding regrets at the end of a career  32:24 Ajla on beating Serena Williams  35:58 Alja's DMs are “popping”  37:17 Dating on Tour: Public breakups and Netflix's "Break Point"  41:20 Breaking down Sabalenka, Gauff, and Samsonova  49:08 Game Evolution: Kim and Ajla on depth vs. power in the modern era  55:13 Record Prize Money: The Charleston Open's $2.5M milestone  1:01:30 Kim's pick to win Dallas Open & Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Katie McCoy talks to John Stonestreet about their recent trips to South Korea and Brazil. More violence in Minneapolis as ICE raids continue in that state. The Greater Than Campaign is underway to remind us that children's needs are greater than adult desires. And we wade into a social media debate over interracial marriage.  Recommendations  Colson Center National Conference  The Comment    Segment 1 – Worldwide Religious Persecution  Colson Fellows  A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle      Segment 2 – Continued Chaos in Minnesota  The Independent  Segment 3 – Greater Than Campaign  Greater Than Press release  Breakpoint article  Segment 4 - March for Life  European Conservative  Colson Center National Conference  Segment 5 – Is Interracial Marriage a Sin?  X post  Webbon debate    ______________________   Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/november.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Having rejected a Creator, it's no wonder that we've lost creativity. __________ To support the prodcution of Breakpoint and receive exlusive benefits, visit colsoncenter.org/monthly

 John and Maria talk about the daring raid that captured Nicolas Maduro and Zohran Mamdani taking office in New York. A look ahead to where the abortion debate is headed in 2026 and a discussion about the growing trend of adult children cutting their parents out of their lives.    Recommendations  Liberty Kids  Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout  Segment 1 – Maduro Capture, Mamdani Inauguration  The Daily podcast on Maduro  World article on Mamdani  Segment 2 – Abortion in 2026  Reuters article  Wyoming Supreme Court Decision  Justin Banta TX  Christopher Cooprider TX  Hassan Abbas OH  Emerson Evans IN  Breakpoint article on Union Gospel Mission  Segment 3 – Adult-Child Estrangement  New Yorker article  Legacy Coalition  Tearing Us Apart: How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing by Ryan T. Anderson and Alexandra DeSanctis  --------------  Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

In this classic BreakPoint commentary, Chuck Colson tells the story behind "Amazing Grace". __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Pool Pros text questions hereIn this episode, Rudy Stankowitz dives deep into the complexities of pool chemistry, particularly focusing on chloramines and breakpoint chlorination. He shares personal anecdotes, discusses industry events, and answers listener questions about lagoon pools versus traditional pools. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding water treatment processes and the misconceptions surrounding chloramines in swimming pools.takeawaysChloramines are a persistent issue in pool maintenance.There is no singular solution to eliminate chloramines.Proper water chemistry and airflow are crucial for pool health.Lagoon pools operate differently than traditional pools.Breakpoint chlorination is often misunderstood in the industry.Organic chloramines are more challenging to eliminate than inorganic ones.Superchlorination can sometimes worsen combined chlorine issues.Understanding the chemistry behind pool maintenance is essential.Municipal water treatment can impact pool water quality.Effective pool management requires ongoing education and adaptation.Sound Bites"It's a matter of dollars.""Check it out. Phenomenal.""Somebody screwed up the math."Chapters00:00Holiday Greetings and Reflections01:21Chloramines: Understanding the Challenge03:10Upcoming Speaking Engagements and Industry Events10:03Personal Experiences: Dining and Ghost Hunting12:53Listener Questions: Natural vs. Traditional Pools20:51Breakpoint Chlorination: Myths and Realities40:33Closing Thoughts and Future Episodes Support the showThank you so much for listening! You can find us on social media: Facebook Instagram Tik Tok Email us: talkingpools@gmail.com

When Christians don't "get with the times," they change empires.  __________ To support the prodcution of Breakpoint and receive exlusive benefits, visit colsoncenter.org/monthly

Finance for everyone with Solana Foundation President Lily Liu. Solana Foundation President Lily Liu sits down with CoinDesk from Breakpoint in Abu Dhabi to discuss the future of the ecosystem. Reflecting on this year's event, she reveals why Solana's focus on shipping products and unifying liquidity is essential for building the financial infrastructure for billions of people. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Marissa Trew.

In this episode of The Best You Podcast, Nick sits down with Jason Stacy—a world-class high-performance coach, speaker, and advisor to elite athletes and high-stakes leaders. Jason's resume is elite: he's been coaching Aryna Sabalenka, the world's #1-ranked women's tennis player for 7 years and his work has been featured in Netflix's Break Point, ESPN, and Good Morning America.But Jason's wisdom isn't just academic—it's earned. He shares his journey from being homeless at 13 to becoming one of the most sought-after performance coaches on the planet. His integrated approach blends behavioral science, somatic awareness, and martial arts philosophy to help the best in the world show up under pressure.In this conversation, Jason opens up about:●      How Aryna Sabalenka finally won her first Grand Slam title●      What she does in the moment to keep emotions from derailing her performance●      How they fixed her infamous 2022 service struggles●      The 3 non-negotiables she must manage each week to stay sharp●      How she deals with external pressure and internal expectations●      How to coach and support someone when the stakes couldn't be higher

Increasing IVF access means more bought and sold kids, and more lost lives. __________ To support the prodcution of Breakpoint and receive exlusive benefits, visit colsoncenter.org/october.